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Key Difference: The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 itself is considered to be bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter than the Note 2. It was unveiled on September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin with the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. The Samsung Galaxy Gear has started receiving the software update that Samsung promised would make the smart watch compatible with more smartphones, including the Galaxy S4.

At present, the Samsung Corporation holds the largest market share of the phones sold, as well as the largest share of Android phones sold. One of the phones that Samsung has on the market is the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which is available as is and with the Galaxy Gear. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest smartphone by the Samsung Corporation. It was unveiled on September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin to be launched on September 25, 2013. At the same event, Samsung also announced the launch of the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. The Gear will initially only be pair able with the Galaxy Note 3, however updates are expected soon that will make the watch compatible with Galaxy S3, S4 and Note 2.

The Note 3 itself is considered to be bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter than the Note 2. It features a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED display; an internal memory of 32 GB, which is expandable with a micro SD card of up to 64 GB; and 3G of RAM. The phone is available in two variants, which differ mainly in the processor. The LTE model is available with a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor, whereas the 3G variant is available with a 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + a 1.3GHz little-core Quad. The phone also features a 13 MP primary camera, and a 2 MP primary front-facing camera. The Note 3 is also the first phone on the market to feature the new USB 3.0 charger.

The Gear has a 1.63-inch, 320x320-pixel super AMOLED screen in a metal screen. It can be used to answer calls, control music, etc. An app called the Gear Manager is used to control the settings on the Gear. The Gear also has a 1.9-megapixel embedded camera, which can be used for photos or video recording. The Gear will be launched with 60 available apps, which will grow over time. The Gear will be available in black, grey, beige, rose gold, green and orange.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear has started receiving the software update that Samsung promised would make the smart watch compatible with more smartphones, including the Galaxy S4. In addition to freeing the watch from only connecting to the Galaxy Note 3, the Galaxy Gear update also adds improved app management and notifications from all sources, as well as better gesture support.

In true Samsung fashion, the phone also boasts various features, such as the Air Command, which comes on each time the stylus is extracted. The menu can also be accessed through by hovering the stylus above the display and clicking its built-in button. The stylus can also be paired with various S Pen features, such as Action Memos, Pen Window, S Finder, and Scrapbook. The phone also continues the Multi Window functionality, as seen in Samsung's previous phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Gear:

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung.com website.